The usual judgments are judgments of interest and they tell us less about the nature of the person judged than about the interest of the one who judges. (Constantin Brunner)

The usual judgments are judgments of interest and they tell us less about the nature of the person judged than about the interest of the one who judges.

Constantin Brunner

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